John Freeman
@johnfreeman
Publisher, | Linktree: | Comics, feature writer, editor. Credits inc. Doctor Who Magazine, Overkill, Star Trek Magazine
"Well how about that for a family who's been moaning for a month about too much World Cup." (Giles, for the Daily Express, July 14th, 1966)
Set of 3 Classic Robot Icons, a Hand-Finished Mixed Media Triptych by Æ, a Barcelona-based artist and designer: Tetsujin 28, Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet), Maria (Metropolis) | www.catawiki.com/en/l/1049839...
Titan Entertainment will have an incredible line-up of over 35 merchandise exclusives at this year’s San Diego Comic Con – including this vinyl based on Dave Gibbons‘ Meep, first seen in the Doctor Who Weekly comic strip, “The Star Beast”: downthetubes.net/titan-entert...
A quick and long overdue thank you to those of you following me here. Just hit 5600 this week. Appreciated. Hope to keep you entertained. Here’s some new comic craziness I’m working on with @wamnick1.bsky.social …
The Dave Gibbons version of Dan Dare from 2000AD, circa 1979, drawn by Steve Dillon, via Jeff Chahal at The Panel Gallery. Unpublished?
Added some non-sports trading cards, magazines and 1990s British comics to my eBay: ebay.io/m/muayCk
Adding some non-sports trading cards and 1990s British comics to my eBay: ebay.io/m/muayCk
TV Century 21 No. 23 cover dated 26th June 1965, with Dalek cover, one of many British comic items in the latest Phil-Comics auction on eBay | ebay.io/m/78zJ8P
Today, it's 50 years since Thunderbirds and Garth artist Frank Bellamy left us! But he is not forgotten. Alan Davis - yes, that Alan Davis, has written his thoughts: www.frankbellamy.co.uk/2026/07/spec...
Eagle Club ephemera coming to auction, alongside British comic art, comics and more | www.andersonandgarland.com/auction/lot/...
Spotted in the latest “Peter Hansen” auction - Artwork by Shane Oakley for Albion, alongside a Kev O’Neill poster The auction is MASSIVE! www.andersonandgarland.com/auction/lot/...
I've been playing catch up! But at last, here's Page 15 of Strawjack: Figgerty's Gallop by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page! Can there be restitution for the outright destruction of Strawjack's wondrous devices? A cook takes on a former role to do just that: crucible-comic-press.ghost.io/strawjack-in...
Just a reminder that this week’s Commando set from DC Thomson are on sale now and include a fun and fantastical story set in the Norwegian mountains, and a mystery for former detective Rick Brennan in the foggy Ardennes in 1944: downthetubes.net/dragons-on-t...
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Just updated: the Downthetubes guide to comic and cartoon-related exhibitions and venues around the UK, including exhibitions at the recently reopened Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration: downthetubes.net/british-and-...
Just updated: the Downthetubes 2026 and 2027 UK and Irish Comic Events Pages: downthetubes.net/british-and-... | downthetubes.net/british-and-...
Star Watcher IV limited edition serigraph print. Copyright 1985 by Moebius/Stabur Graphics. Hand-signed by Moebius and hand-numbered 383/500 | Currently at auction on @catawikiauctions.bsky.social www.catawiki.com/en/l/1049405...
Monday 29th June 2026: Apologies to those of you who have kindly sent me items for consideration for inclusion on downthetubes recently. Doing a lot of post holiday catch up! (The holiday was great, thanks) | cartoon by Malcolm Paul Evans
1958 “Bad Girls” cover by American artist James Meese (1917-1971). Meese painted covers for several American paperback book publishers in the 1950s and 60s, mostly featuring tough guys and sultry women in dangerous situations | More at flickr.com/photos/56781...
Manuel Sanjulian Star Wars Poster: White Edition, numbered 9/15, 91 × 61 cm, hand signed in gold ink, with a certificate of authenticity, in excellent condition and ready to frame | Via www.catawiki.com/en/l/1040777...
AI, 1960s style? An article from Daily Mirror, Wednesday, February 8 1967… The British Ship Research Association was a prominent UK maritime research organisation who made history in 1967 at their Wallsend-on-Tyne facility by operating the country's largest automatic drawing machine via a computer
Rebellion release their "Albion" collection next month, written by Leah Moore & John Reppion with art by Shane Oakley. Back in 2019, Luke Williams took a look at the project for Downthetubes, and other earlier revivals of some British comic characters, too: downthetubes.net/albion-looki...
Missed This? Check out the “Parallel Truths” anthology (now fully funded) featuring strips by Andy Weir et al, with art by artists including Stephen Baskerville, Sam Hart, John Ridgway and Lee Townsend: downthetubes.net/crowdfunding...
Ooh! @2000ad.bsky.social teaser for a 50th anniversary celebration in March 2027!
I’m so glad I saw the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest in its glory days as a kid. On a positive note, which is a small consolation, I know, it has helped conservationists develop better preservation techniques | visitsherwood.co.uk/caring-for-t...
I’ve featured Pete’s book here - downthetubes.net/new-book-dra... - and started reading my hard copy. It’s a great read so far, relevant not just for comic creators! Recommended